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CGAS/STING1/DNASE2

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about CGAS/STING1/DNASE2: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

17Connections
1Hypotheses
1Analyses
9Outgoing
8Incoming
10Experiments
2Debates

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💡 Concept Info
NameCGAS/STING1/DNASE2
Key Genes/ProteinsAQP4, C1Q/C3, CD38, CD38/NAMPT, CGAS, GPX4
Related Diseasesneurodegeneration
Related Pathwaysferroptosis

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2[CGAS/STING1/DNASE2]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|debate_co_mention| ferroptosis[ferroptosis]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|debate_co_mention| GPX4[GPX4]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|debate_co_mention| GPX4_SLC7A11[GPX4/SLC7A11]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|debate_co_mention| IL1B[IL1B]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|co_associated_with| MMP2_MMP9[MMP2/MMP9]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|co_associated_with| PLA2G6_PLA2G4A[PLA2G6/PLA2G4A]
    CGAS_STING1_DNASE2 -->|data_in| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key_CGA[benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CGAS/STING1/DNASE2]
    C1Q_C3[C1Q/C3] -->|debate_co_mention| CGAS_STING1_DNASE2
    CD38[CD38] -->|debate_co_mention| CGAS_STING1_DNASE2
    CD38_NAMPT[CD38/NAMPT] -->|debate_co_mention| CGAS_STING1_DNASE2
    CGAS[CGAS] -->|debate_co_mention| CGAS_STING1_DNASE2
    AQP4[AQP4] -->|co_associated_with| CGAS_STING1_DNASE2
    benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key_CGA -->|data_in| CGAS_STING1_DNASE2

Outgoing (9)

TargetRelationTypeStr
benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CGAS/STING1/DNASE2data_indataset_row0.00
neurodegenerationassociated_withdisease0.50
ferroptosisdebate_co_mentionpathway0.45
GPX4debate_co_mentiongene0.45
GPX4/SLC7A11debate_co_mentiongene0.45

Incoming (8)

SourceRelationTypeStr
benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:CGAS/STING1/DNASE2data_indataset_row0.00
C1Q/C3debate_co_mentiongene0.45
CD38debate_co_mentiongene0.45
CD38/NAMPTdebate_co_mentiongene0.45
CGASdebate_co_mentiongene0.45

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Senescent Cell Mitochondrial DNA Release 0.742 neurodegeneration Senolytic therapy for age-related neurod

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Senolytic therapy for age-related neurodegeneration

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 8 hypotheses Top: 0.984

Experiments (10)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
iPSC-derived astrocyte-neuron co-culture mitochondrial transfer in PD exploratory Parkinson's disease 0.900 0.00 iPSC-derived dopaminergic neur proposed N/A
Proposed experiment from debate on Senolytics targeting p16/p21+ senes falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $80,000
Biomechanical Impact Profiles and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Phe clinical Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 in_silico proposed $180,000
Sporadic ALS Initiation Biology: Deep Phenotyping of At-Risk Cohorts clinical ALS 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
cGAS-STING Pathway Validation Study in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $7,100,000
Mixed Pathology Effects on Parkinson's Disease Progression and Treatme clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
NLRP3 Inflammasome Validation Study in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Regulated Necrosis Validation Study in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
Senolytic Therapy (D+Q) Phase IIa Trial in Early Alzheimer's Disease clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer's Disease Relationship validation Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $3,000,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
TDP-43 Triggers Mitochondrial DNA Release via mPTP to Activate cGAS/STING in ALS [PMID:33031745] Yu CH, Davidson S, Harapas CR, Hilton JB Cell 2020 2
Past, present and future perspectives on the science of aging. [PMID:41566049] Fabrisia Ambrosio; Maxim N Artyomov; Ste Nature aging 2026 0
Stimuli-responsive nanoplatforms for precision activation of the STING pathway i [PMID:41668757] ["Bi D", "Yang X", "Wang Y", "Yong J", " Frontiers in immunology 2026 0
Decoding senescent drivers in Alzheimer's disease: From bench to bedside. [PMID:41344577] ["Zhou R", "Lin X", "Liao Z", "Lin J", " Ageing research reviews 2026 0
Role of NEIL1 in genome maintenance. [PMID:40010204] ["McCullough A", "Minko I", "Luzadder M" DNA repair 2025 0
Bionanoconjugates in Neurodegeneration: Peptide-Nanoparticle Alliances for Next- [PMID:41199078] ["Ranjitha V", "Kumar A", "Kaalappa P"] Pharmaceutical research 2025 0
Mitochondrial DNA released by senescent tumor cells enhances PMN-MDSC-driven imm [PMID:40203808] ["Lai P", "Liu L", "Bancaro N", "Troiani Immunity 2025 0
Apheresis for senescence: Targeting the senescence-associated secretory phenotyp [PMID:40651559] ["Akgun Y"] Ageing research reviews 2025 0
Methodological influences on circulating cell-free-mitochondrial and nuclear DNA [PMID:40080226] ["Daubermann C", "Herhaus B", "Neuberger Molecular biology reports 2025 0
Innate immune sensing of Z-nucleic acids by ZBP1-RIPK1 axis drives neuroinflamma [PMID:40902587] ["Song Z", "Xie X", "Chen Y", "Zhang B", Immunity 2025 0
Exosomes as nanocarriers for brain-targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acid [PMID:40533746] ["Sanadgol N", "Abedi M", "Hashemzaei M" Journal of nanobiotechnology 2025 0
Antileukemic potential of methylated indolequinone MAC681 through immunogenic ne [PMID:38704604] ["Orlikova-Boyer B", "Lorant A", "Gajula Biomarker research 2024 0
Enhancing Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Nano-Epidrug Eff [PMID:39548919] ["Li X", "Liu Y", "Ke J", "Wang Z", "Han Advanced materials (Deerfield 2024 0
The cGAS-STING pathway drives neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration via cellul [PMID:39490400] Zhang Y, Zou M, Wu H, Zhu J, Jin T Neurobiology of disease 2024 0
mtDNA release promotes cGAS-STING activation and accelerated aging of postmitoti [PMID:39039044] ["Li Y", "Cui J", "Liu L", "Hambright W" Cell death & disease 2024 0
Senescent glia link mitochondrial dysfunction and lipid accumulation. [PMID:38839958] ["Byrns C", "Perlegos A", "Miller K", "J Nature 2024 0
Apoptotic stress causes mtDNA release during senescence and drives the SASP. [PMID:37821702] ["Victorelli S", "Salmonowicz H", "Chapm Nature 2023 0
Exposome and unhealthy aging: environmental drivers from air pollution to occupa [PMID:37688657] Pandics T, Major D, Fazekas-Pongor V, Sz GeroScience 2023 0
cGAS-STING drives ageing-related inflammation and neurodegeneration. [PMID:37532932] Gulen MF, Samson N, Keller A, Schwabenla Nature 2023 0
Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA release and activation of the cGAS-STI [PMID:36964253] ["Kim J", "Kim H", "Chung J"] Experimental & molecular medic 2023 0

Debates (2)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Hypothesis debate: SASP-Mediated Complement Cascade Amplification

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.40 · 2026-04-27

Senolytics targeting p16/p21+ senescent astrocytes and microglia may reduce SASP

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.89 · 2026-04-06

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